Author:Stephen Moss
10 years on from the first, groundbreaking, Planet Earth, we use the most incredible advances in technology and scientific discovery to bring you the most exciting and immersive picture of our world's wildlife yet.
With over 250 breathtaking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this is an extraordinary new look at the complex life of some of the most amazing places on Planet Earth.
Each chapter reveals an environment – some never-before-seen, some astonishingly familiar – defined by a unique set of rules required for survival. From the most desolate desert to the depths of the jungle, from blistering heat and freezing cold to perpetual darkness and deadly UV, discover how a whole host of creatures have adapted to life in the most extreme conditions. And how they compete with one another to become the largest, the fastest, the most poisonous, or most devious - all in a bid to survive.
Planet Earth II includes the first in-depth look at the urban environment, and the surprising range of behaviours occurring right under our noses, as well as some previously untouched island worlds. Filmed with remarkable 5k and infra-red technology, these are the challenges, the confrontations, and the triumphs of some of the most extraordinary creatures in the natural world, told from their perspective.
This is our planet, as you have never seen it before.
Rich with examples of what can be done to help Britain’s wildlife thrive.
—— Matt Ridley , The TimesWell-written, lively, lovingly detailed book.
—— Charlotte Heathcote , Daily ExpressA must-read for nature lovers.
—— Choice MagazineA thoroughly good book and a very readable one… Well-researched and well-argued ammunition for our cause.
—— Rob Hume , BirdwatchA must-have.
—— Country LivingAn absorbing quest into the state of British wildlife today.
—— The BooksellerLyrical, powerful book… Inspiring and hopeful.
—— Simple ThingsThoroughly readable and engaging book… You’re left with a renewed energy for the fight… Moss writes with passion and feeling that his crisp prose kindles in the reader, too.
—— Matt Merritt and John Miles , Bird WatchingExceptionally accessible… Wild Kingdom invokes the spirit of British wildlife past and present… His more opinionated stance give the book its power.
—— Amy-Jane Beer , BBC WildlifeEngaging.
—— Heather O'Connor , BirdwatchThis is another superb book from Moss, but more importantly is it timely too… This is a book to read if you care about the very future of our countryside and more importantly this should be a book that all politicians should be made to read.
—— Paul Cheney , NudgeA terrific read.
—— Money LifeMoore writes about this band of ad hoc scientists with brio, and it’s hard not to be awed and charmed by their united quest to prove that earth’s atmosphere was not chaotic beyond comprehension, that it could be studied, understood and, ultimately, predicted … Detailed and insightful, this book is as relevant as ever in this era of rapid climate change.
—— Kirkus ReviewsRich and enlightening, I’ll never look at a dewy morning in the same way again.
—— Sarah BakewellFor illuminating a byway of scientific history that many scarcely knew existed we must thank Peter Moore, whose superbly researched an grippingly written book is more than a dusty account of early meteorologists
—— Richard Morrison , The TimesMoore does an excellent job of telling the story of meteorological advances
—— Good Book Guideenlightening… to read it is a joy
—— John Owen , Country & Town HouseA compelling journey through the early history of weather forecasting, bringing to life the personalities, lives and achievements of the men who put in place the building blocks required for forecasts to be possible.
—— Susan Ballard , Physics WorldEnthralling history of weather forecasting… Moore’s book records the adventure, drama and occasional tragedy involved in bringing us the calm reassurance of the nightly weather forecast.
—— Jane Shilling , Daily MailSuperbly researched and gripping book… He darts across continents, embracing swashbuckling sea captains and fastidious bureaucrats, penny-pinching politicians and mad inventors, with as sharp an eye for absurdity and tragedy as for genius.
—— Richard Morrison , The Times